November 30, 2015

What: The market is the perfect place to enjoy bites from some of
the city's finest, shop for holiday gifts from artisans and designers, and soak
in the splendor of winter in New York. Shop for handmade gifts, jewelry, clothing and so much more!When: December 1st - December 24th, 2015Where:Columbus Circle - 59th Street and Central Park West

November 24, 2015

What: America's Parade showcases balloons, floats, celebs, bands, dancers, clowns and so much live entertainment in the most spectacular holiday celebration in the world. Come see the most famous 2 1/2 mile march through Manhattan's streets!When: November 26th, 2015Where: The procession heads south down Central Park West from 77th
Street, east along Central Park South to Sixth Avenue and then south along
Sixth Avenue to West 34th Street, ending in front of Macy's in Herald Square.

What: The LIC Flea & Food in Long Island City announced it will be back at the end of November with an indoor holiday market
at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale. Items at the holiday market, which will run through
Christmas, include handcrafted jewelry, clothes, accessories, art, vintage
clothes and items, furnishings and more. Visitors can tempt their stomachs with incredible
eats and delectable sweets, and enjoy a drink at the all-Queens beer
and wine garden. There will also be fun for everyone with activities for
children, live music, an arcade and much more.When: November 28th, 2015 | 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. | Every weekend thru ChristmasWhere:8000
Cooper Ave., Glendale, Queens

November 23, 2015

What: The traditional Macy's Balloon Inflation takes place on Thanksgiving
Eve in the streets around the American Museum of Natural History.

Arrive early to beat the crowds. By 5pm the majority of
balloons have begun to take shape and by 9pm all are usually inflated.

When:Wednesday,
November 25th, 2015 | 3-10pmWhere:Visitors are welcome to join a procession that starts at 79th Street and Columbus Avenue, circling the museum between 77th and 81st Streets and Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

What: On Monday, November 30, 2015 the Lincoln Square Business Improvement
District and presenting sponsor Time Warner will host the
Sixteenth Annual Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square – New York’s largest
holiday festival! Join legendary artists, up-and-coming musicians, dancers,
street performers and more as we welcome the holiday season and light up the
Upper West Side with an evening of music, food, dancing and fun for everyone.

Lincoln Square’s sidewalks and public
spaces will come alive with music, performers, processional groups, jugglers,
stilt-walkers and more, making for a festive fun-filled evening along the
streets of this dynamic Upper West Side neighborhood.

November 22, 2015

What: Visit the American Museum of Natural History each holiday
season to see one of New York’s most beloved displays, the Origami Holiday
Tree—an annual tradition for more than forty years. Produced in partnership
with OrigamiUSA, the tree is delightfully decorated with more than 800
hand-folded paper models created by local, national, and international origami
artists.

Feeling crafty? Volunteers from OrigamiUSA will be on hand
at the Museum to teach paper folding to visitors of all ages.

November 13, 2015

What: Presented annually by the New York Transit Museum, this
popular model railroad exhibition features Metro-North, New York Central, and
subway trains departing from a miniature Grand Central Terminal on a 34’-long,
two-level “O” gauge layout. The Museum’s store and booth at the Holiday Fair
also offer great gifts for your holiday shopping. Transit gifts are available
online at www.nytransitmuseumstore.com.When: Nov. 14, 2015 – Feb. 21, 2016

November 3, 2015

What: Lower East Side eatery Louie
and Chan will travel back to the Roaring Twenties, slinging 35¢
cocktails every Tuesday from 7 to 8pm at both the restaurant upstairs and
bar-lounge downstairs. Drinks will rotate weekly. Following each cocktail hour, a weekly 1920s-themed
Chan's Parlor bash will commence in the subterranean speakeasy,
complete with live jazz, burlesque dancers and, of course, more
booze. Period garb is encouraged, so dust off your Gatsby suits
and flapper frocks.

November 1, 2015

The
Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee has launched the design
competition for the new Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games emblems. The
competition is open to everyone regardless of previous experience or formal
qualifications, and individual or group applications are welcomed. Individual
competition entries are invited from Japanese nationals over 18 years-old and
foreign nationals over 18 years-old with the right of residence in Japan.
Children and foreigners not resident in Japan can also take part via the group
entries system (10 persons max.) as long as at least one person meets the above
age, nationality and residential requirements.

The complete guidelines regarding the design competition for the Tokyo 2020
Olympic and Paralympic Games emblems are available here.Applications
can be submitted online from Tuesday November 24th to Monday December 7th 2015
through a website to be publicly announced at a later date.An official
announcement of the winning entry is scheduled for spring 2016.The
entry selected by the Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee will be forwarded
to the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board for final approval. The winning entry will
receive an official invitation to attend the opening ceremonies of both the Tokyo
2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Games emblems should seek to symbolize the fact that the 2020 Games are
being held in Tokyo and Japan, and elicit empathy with people across the world.
The designs should endeavor to have widespread appeal before, during and long
after the 2020 Games are over.

Tokyo 2020 would like all applicants to give full rein to their imagination and
creativity, and incorporate one or more of the following key concepts into
their design of new Games emblems: “The power of sport”, “Typifying Tokyo
and/or Japan”, “World peace”, “Exerting the utmost efforts and striving to
achieve a personal best,”, “Inclusivity”, “Innovation and Futuristic”, “Regeneration
(ability to recover from the 2011 disaster).